Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Foreword ix

1 Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine 1

2 Fundamentals of Health Behaviour Change 14

3 Key Clinical Processes in Lifestyle Medicine 34

4 Physician Health 55

5 Nutrition Science, Assessment and Prescription 66

6 Physical Activity Science and Prescription 90

7 Sleep Health Science and Interventions 130

8 Emotional and Mental Wellbeing 157

9 The Role of Connectedness and Positive Psychology 169

10 Fundamentals of Tobacco Cessation and Managing Risky Alcohol Use 186

11 Sexual Health and HIV Lifestyle Medicine 196

12 Special Considerations: Women’s and Men’s Health, Epigenetics, Sickle Cell Disease and Diabetes 204

Index 213

About the Author

Ifeoma Monye is a Founding Regional Director for the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM) and Board-Certified in Lifestyle Medicine; Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Sessional GP, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Chief Consultant Family Physician, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria & Founder, Brookfield Centre for Lifestyle Medicine, Abuja, Nigeria. A member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and she is the Founding President of the Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria.

Adaeze Ifezulike is a Regional Director for the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM) and Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, GP NHS Grampian in the UK.

Karen Adamson is a Regional Director of BSLM and a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician in the UK. Consultant Physician, Diabetologist and Endocrinologist; Clinical Director of Medicine and Associated Services, NHS Lothian.

Fraser Birrell is Director of Science & Research, BSLM, Editor-in Chief of Lifestyle Medicine, Engagement Lead Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing Newcastle University, Consultant & Senior Lecturer Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.